Article ID: CBB000931726

Health Policy in Interwar Greece: The Intervention by the League of Nations Health Organisation (2008)

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Theodorou, Vassiliki (Author)
Karakatsani, Despina (Author)


Dynamis: Acta Hispanica ad Medicinae Scientiarumque Historiam Illustrandam
Volume: 28
Pages: 53--76


Publication Date: 2008
Edition Details: Part of a special issue.
Language: English

The first serious attempts to deal with public health problems in Greece were undertaken between 1925 and 1935. This period also witnessed setbacks to developments in public health, caused by the lack of welfare infrastructure for social relief, as well as extensive health problems brought about by the settlement in Greece of 1,300,000 refugees from Asia Minor. In 1928 following the example set by other European countries, the Liberal Government appealed to international health organisations for support in order to effectively deal with these problems. This contribution constitutes a case study addressing the following issues: a) the impact the League of Nations Health Organisation intervention had on the establishment of public health services; b) the framework for a collaboration of the Rockefeller Foundation and the League of Nations Health Organisation; and c) the factors that led to the failure of the health care reorganisation. KEYWORDS: Public health, Greece, League of Nations Health Organisation, Rockefeller Foundation, refugee settlement.

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Description Regarding health problems as a result of massive immigration of refugees into Greece from 1925 to 1935.


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Article Ocaña, Esteban Rodríguez; Zylberman, Patrick (2008) Improving Public Health amidst Crises. Dynamis: Acta Hispanica ad Medicinae Scientiarumque Historiam Illustrandam (p. 19). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Murard, Lion
Coghe, Samuël
Zylberman, Patrick
Weindling, Paul J.
Uribe, Jeannine
Tsiamis, Costas
Journals
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Social History of Medicine
História, Ciências, Saúde---Manguinhos
Dynamis: Acta Hispanica ad Medicinae Scientiarumque Historiam Illustrandam
Journal of Contemporary History
Hispanic American Historical Review
Publishers
University of Pennsylvania
Concepts
Public health
Health care
Medicine and politics
International cooperation
Refugees
Nutrition
People
Yang, Chongrui
Savvas, Constantinos
Kardamatis, Iōannis
Chagas, Carlos
Time Periods
20th century, early
20th century
Places
Greece
Suriname
United States
Spain
Poland
France
Institutions
Rockefeller Foundation
League of Nations
League of Nations Health Organisation
United Nations
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